Fruit

Michigan State University Extension provides educational programs and publications based on applied research for Michigan fruit crops including apples, pears, blueberries, brambles, plums, cherries, grapes, peaches and strawberries. These educational resources provide valuable help to Michigan growers and consumers regarding fruit pest management, food safety, business management, food processing, horticultural practices, irrigation and weed management.

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• Fruit growers faced with oil and gas leasing decisions: Part 1

  May 16, 2012 | Curtis Talley Jr. | A weather disaster coupled with an offer to lease mineral rights can provide tempting immediate cash flow, are there potential long term considerations to know before signing an oil and gas lease?

• HOT TOPICRegional reports on Michigan fruit – May 15, 2012

  May 15, 2012 | MSU Extension educators’ pest and fruit updates for Michigan.

• HOT TOPICBloom is a critical time for control of Botrytis gray mold in strawberries

  May 15, 2012 | Annemiek Schilder | Applying fungicides at bloom will reduce problems with Botrytis gray mold in strawberries at harvest.

• HOT TOPICGrape virus diagnostic support during the 2012 growing season

  May 15, 2012 | Annemiek Schilder | Free diagnosis of grapevine viruses proved by Michigan State University.

• HOT TOPICStrawberry clipper damage – does it affect yield?

  May 15, 2012 | Rufus Isaacs | Strawberry clippers, a pest of early strawberry buds, causes damage that many cultivars can recover from.

• HOT TOPICManaging tarnished plant bug injury to strawberries

  May 15, 2012 | Diane Brown | Check strawberry fields for tarnished plant bugs and prevent economic injury by following treatment thresholds.

• HOT TOPICMark the date of wild grape bloom to help predict spray timings for grape berry moth

  May 15, 2012 | Rufus Isaacs | Know the date of wild grape bloom to manage grape berry moth later in the season.

• HOT TOPICSoutheast regional report on Michigan fruit – May 14, 2012

  May 14, 2012 | Bob Tritten | Tree fruit growers should be on the watch for apple scab, codling moth and plum curculio, and strawberry growers should keep an eye out for slugs.

• Spotted wing Drosophila workshop tomorrow, May 15

  May 14, 2012 | Rufus Isaacs | Attendees will learn how to monitor and manage spotted wing Drosophila.

• HOT TOPICBlueberry Insect Scouting Report for May 7-13, 2012

  May 14, 2012 | Keith Mason | Cranberry fruitworm egglaying expected to start this week, and aphids are starting to develop.

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